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What is an Interior Designer?

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Answered October 08 2021
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Interior Designers and Decorators bring life to interior spaces, upgrading their aesthetic and practical features. While Interior Decorators focus on the visual aspect of a room, Interior Designers rethink the space distribution and its practicality and organization. Their expertise extends from small spaces to commercial.  
     
There are times an Interior Designer's work resembles that of an Architect, as it has more to do with construction work rather than aesthetical embellishments, meaning Interior Designers must understand and comply with all current and applicable building regulations. Interior Designers may also provide consulting services for other related purposes, such as color choices or materials. Interior Designers must determine the functionality and design of the space they're working with well before beginning to work with aesthetic embellishments.  
    
Interior Designers and Decorators are mostly known for their residential and industrial work, but they also intervene in various interior spaces where their expert insight is needed. They are an immeasurable resource to architectural design, adding fresh ideas, functionality, and improved accessibility to spaces old and new. 

Personality of an Interior Designer
  • Their creativity is unparalleled  
Interior Designers make it their priority to enhance residential and commercial spaces to their full potential. They're able to do so by relying on their creativity, both their innate and learned abilities. It takes a true visionary to look at a space, commercial or otherwise, and imagine the possibilities to modernize and enhance its livability, usability, and accessibility.  
   
  • They are resourceful  
The world of design can be tricky. There are clients to please and processes to follow. At times, unexpected complications will occur, some that won't align with the original project vision. Interior Designers have a way of avoiding conflict and setbacks using quick thinking strategies to save the day.  
   
  • They aren't afraid to take risks
Not all careers offer this level of "creative" risk-taking. Successful Interior Designers take calculated risks with their design concepts and executions, never knowing what the reception will be, but still daring to do so because it makes them innovators and disruptors of their field.  
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